›› Laurie Rubin
Last September 7th, Fernwoodians and all of Victoria came out to enjoy the sunshine, roll around in bumper balls, eat delicious BBQ food, watch exhibitions and demonstrations, but mostly to groove to great music and bid on 400 donated items.
Besides having a fantastic time with our neighbours, we raised $8,000 for two local non-profits. $250 went to Puppets for Peace, and $7,750 to the Learning Disabilities Association for reading and writing programs for vulnerable school-age youths.
- High bidders Graham and Angela hand over $7750 to South Vancouver Island Learning Disabilities Association.
Heart-felt thank-yous go to the many people who give their time freely to help organize this event. VS POP has no paid staff, but benefits from generous donations made by our local businesses. Thank-you to our community for your generosity and open wallets!
We held a vendor’s market for the first time. It seems like such a good idea, that we are planning a weekly Friday Fernwood Market (May to September/October) on the Vic High plaza from 4:00pm to 8:00pm.
This year’s VS POP community celebration & FUNdraiser is set for Sunday, September 13th, 2015. We are always open to your ideas about what you would like at the Party. Contact Laurie Rubin at 250-995-2696 or lrubin@shaw.ca with questions.
